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Outset alternatives in 2026: 7 tools compared

Facts are from each vendor’s own site that day. QuestionPunk is our product, so it’s listed first, with its limits.

The short answer

The main Outset alternatives are QuestionPunk, Listen Labs, Conveo, Strella, Glaut, User Intuition and Koji. Outset runs AI interviews by text, voice, video and voice-to-voice in 40+ languages, with custom pricing through a demo.

If you want to start today at a price you can see, QuestionPunk (free plan, Pro at $29 a month), User Intuition ($30 a voice interview) and Koji (€29 a month) publish their prices and let you sign up yourself. If you want video with bundled recruiting, look at Listen Labs and Strella.

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At a glance

ToolPriceStart without a demoInterviews byLanguages
QuestionPunkFree; Pro $29 a monthYes, free planText or voiceText 130+, voice 25
Listen LabsNot publishedNot statedText, audio, video, screen shareVoice 42
ConveoNot published (prepaid wallet)Yes, free sign-upSpoken, camera optional; screen share44
StrellaNot publishedNot statedVoice, webcam, screen recording46+
GlautNot publishedNoVoice or typing50+
User Intuition$30 a voice interviewYes, 3 free interviewsChat, audio, video80+
Koji€29 a monthYesVoice, chat, phone30+

Why teams look for an Outset alternative

  • Price: Outset doesn’t publish one. Its pricing page offers custom plans through a demo.
  • Trying it first: No free plan or trial is listed, though its site has a demo interview you can take.
  • Fit: Outset describes its workflow as designed for enterprise researchers.

What you might give up: Outset interviews by video and voice-to-voice and works with 25+ panels. Of the tools below, Listen Labs and Strella also bundle video with their own recruiting.

The alternatives

  1. 1. QuestionPunk

    Best for
    Running AI interviews this week at a price you can see, alongside ordinary survey questions in the same study.
    Price
    The Free plan needs no card and includes up to 5,000 AI text follow-ups a month on the standard models. Pro is $29 a month or $290 a year. Voice interviews and analysis use AI credits: 3,000 a month on Free and 25,000 on Pro, at 1,000 credits to the dollar.
    How it interviews
    By text in 130+ languages or by voice in 25, from one link. Text follow-ups stop after a set number (0 to 10), when the AI judges it has enough, or after a set time. Voice interviews run for a set time, from 1 minute to 4 hours. You pick the interviewer’s model (3 on Free, every model we offer on Pro) and can read the full prompt behind it. It can record the participant’s audio or camera and ask them to share their screen.
    Recruiting
    Share a link or embed, or recruit through a third-party panel, up to 10,000 participants per study.
    Analysis
    Themes and quotes. Every quote in a report is checked against the participant’s actual answer and dropped if it doesn’t match. Reports export as PDF or Word, and responses as Excel or CSV.
    What to watch
    Voice covers 25 languages, fewer than most tools here. There’s no panel of our own. The interviewer talks by text or voice, with an optional animated avatar on voice.
    Compared with Outset
    Published prices and a free plan. You choose when follow-ups stop, pick the interviewer’s model and read its full prompt, so you can see how it will probe before anyone takes the interview. Voice covers 25 languages to Outset’s 40+, and the interviewer talks by text or voice, not video.

  2. 2. Listen Labs

    Best for
    Brands that want recruiting from the vendor’s own network bundled with the interviews.
    Price
    Its site doesn’t publish a price.
    How it interviews
    Text, audio or video, with screen recording that works on mobile too. The voice interviewer speaks 42 languages.
    Recruiting
    Its own network. The docs give 30M+ respondents and the home page 50M+.
    What to watch
    There’s no public price list.
    Compared with Outset
    Doesn’t publish prices either. Recruiting comes from its own network instead of panel integrations.

  3. 3. Conveo

    Best for
    Interviews where you want to see the participant’s face.
    Price
    Its site doesn’t publish a price. You pay into a prepaid wallet, and you can sign up for free.
    How it interviews
    Participants answer out loud, with the camera required, optional or off. You can turn on screen sharing for individual questions. 44 languages.
    Recruiting
    8 panel partners.
    What to watch
    Interviews are spoken, so it isn’t the pick for typed answers.
    Compared with Outset
    You can sign up for free. Interviews are spoken, with the camera on, optional or off.

  4. 4. Strella

    Best for
    Teams that want to choose the AI models behind the moderator and use a bundled panel.
    Price
    Its site doesn’t publish a price.
    How it interviews
    Voice, with webcam and screen recording, plus a mobile app. 46+ languages. You can pick the language model and the speech providers.
    Recruiting
    Its own panel, which it puts at “up to 8M”.
    What to watch
    The site doesn’t say what it costs or whether you can sign up without a demo.
    Compared with Outset
    You choose the AI models, and recruiting comes from its own panel.

  5. 5. Glaut

    Best for
    Market researchers who want open answers coded and cross-tabbed.
    Price
    Its site doesn’t publish a price.
    How it interviews
    Voice or typing, in 50+ languages.
    Recruiting
    Works with whatever panel you already use.
    Analysis
    Coding, cross-tabs and reports.
    What to watch
    Demo first. We found no MCP server.
    Compared with Outset
    Voice or typed interviews, with open answers coded and cross-tabbed. We found no MCP server.

  6. 6. User Intuition

    Best for
    Paying per interview with no subscription.
    Price
    $30 a voice interview with your own participants, $60 with its panel. Chat costs half that and video double. The first 3 interviews are free.
    How it interviews
    Chat, audio or video, in 80+ languages. By default it probes 5 to 7 levels deep.
    Recruiting
    Its own panel, 4M+ people in 58 countries.
    What to watch
    Cost scales with each interview: $30 each with your own participants.
    Compared with Outset
    A published price per interview, with 3 free.

  7. 7. Koji

    Best for
    Small teams that want chat and voice interviews on a monthly plan.
    Price
    €29 a month for 29 credits. A chat interview uses 1 credit and a voice interview 3.
    How it interviews
    Voice, chat or phone, in 30+ languages.
    Recruiting
    Unnamed panel partners, or a link or embed.
    What to watch
    Follow-ups are capped at 3 per question.
    Compared with Outset
    A published monthly plan, with up to 3 follow-ups per question.

How to choose

  • You need video and voice-to-voice: stay with Outset.
  • You want video with recruiting bundled in: Listen Labs or Strella.
  • You want to see faces and screens and start without a contract: Conveo.
  • You want to pay per interview: User Intuition.
  • You want a free plan, a monthly price, and interviews alongside survey questions: QuestionPunk.

Questions

How much does Outset cost?

Outset doesn’t publish prices. Its pricing page offers custom plans and asks you to book a demo.

Does Outset have a free plan?

None is listed on its pricing page. QuestionPunk has a free plan with no card. User Intuition gives 3 free interviews, and Conveo lets you sign up for free.

Does Outset work with Claude or ChatGPT?

Outset has an MCP server for launching studies and analyzing results from other tools. QuestionPunk, Listen Labs, Conveo, Strella, User Intuition and Koji publish MCP servers or connectors too.

What’s the cheapest Outset alternative?

Three publish prices. QuestionPunk has a free plan with up to 5,000 AI text follow-ups a month, and Pro at $29 a month; voice uses AI credits. User Intuition charges $30 a voice interview with your own participants. Koji is €29 a month for 29 credits.

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